01x08 - The Virtuoso's Vexation

[bunniefuu]

GRACE: It's time to pack up!

Rachmaninoff will still

be there in the morning.

I'm locking up in five!

Goodnight.

♪

♪

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

- [CHEERING]

- BILLY: Whoa!

- SARITA: Whoa, yeah!

- Oh, bubbly!

BILLY: Nothing's too good for my lady.

SARITA: Oh, thank you.

BILLY: And what better way to

celebrate finishing your new book?

Which is k*ller, by the way.

Couldn't agree more, and I

can really see the character

of Clodagh becoming a fan favourite.

You read the manuscript?

He hounded me until I let him.

SARITA: A toast to

"The Progeny's Puzzle"!

- Yes!

- To Victoria!

- Aww!

- ALL: Cheers!

Mmm!

Thank you so much, you guys.

It really means a lot to me.

This was a very

challenging book to write.

BILLY: It's a total thrill-ride.

And your description of

Monaco was just so exciting!

I actually want to check it out.

Maybe a celebratory vacation's in order?

I'd like that!

Hold on, didn't you say you

have an office in Monaco?

Hmm?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure

you told us your company

has an office in Monaco,

last week, when we were talking

about Mediterranean food.

Did I? I-I must have misspoken.

We've got an office

in Morocco, in Rabat.

Yeah, you must have misheard.

It's an easy mistake to make.

- I guess.

- [PHONE BUZZES]

Oh, it's Grace Davis.

Hi, Grace, sweety.

Um, could I call you back later?

Oh, no! Oh, yes, of course.

We'll be right there.

It's Grace, my pickleball partner.

So sorry, but there's been an emergency.

Could we take a rain check?

- Definitely.

- Of course.

- I'm so sorry, honey.

- Duty calls.

Come on. I'll call you, Sarita!

I'll just take this

[VIOLIN PLAYING]

It's a Gagliano.

It was stolen out of this

case some time this evening.

It's valued at $200,000.

Whoa! What makes it so valuable?

It was hand-crafted by one of

the world's finest violin-makers

Alessandro Gagliano, in 1729.

There aren't many left in the world.

And the school owns it?

No, it was on loan from the

Metropolitan Music Foundation,

one of our main benefactors.

One of the students

was supposed to play it

at the year-end concert

on Saturday night.

The violinists are in competition

to see who gets to play it.

Grace, why didn't you call the police?

It's my hope this is a prank.

It's a tradition among

seniors this time of year.

Could be much ado about nothing.

I want to quietly solve the problem

without the Foundation ever finding out.

If word got back to them

that their violin got stolen

under our care, they'd

likely pull their funding.

VICTORIA: Hmm

Well, I don't see anything broken

Who has the keys to this case?

There are only two sets.

I have one and my assistant

Eliza has the other.

What about that security camera?

The power to the system was cut,

so every camera in

the school was offline.

What time did the system lose power?

The footage cuts out around 8 pm

and I noticed the violin missing at 9.

Okay. That's the window to our theft.

Grace, you can count on us.

We'll get that violin back to you

faster than Glinka's Ruslan

and Lyudmila Overture.

I'm gonna have to Google that one,

but it sounds hilarious.

♪

[THEME MUSIC]

♪

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

This is my assistant, Eliza.

Victoria and Darby are going

to help us find the Gagliano.

Oh, thank you so much.

It's just heartbreaking.

I understand you two are the only ones

with keys to the display case?

Yes, and we keep them

on us at all times.

Huh, wow!

Is that the list you

mentioned on the phone?

Staff and students who we

know were here last night,

but there could have been others too.

GRACE: The one I think most likely

to have pulled off the

prank is at the top.

Atticus Carr?

He's a talented violinist

but a real rebel.

He's been responsible for some

kind of stunt every spring,

despite not being a senior.

But now that he is, he might

have gone for a bigger one.

Hmm, do you know where we

could find Atticus right now?

He and his friends hang out at

the café just around the corner.

Ah, the cool kids' hangout.

Every school has one.

What would you know about cool kids?

She was a hall monitor in high school!

Oh, me too!

Rules are cool!

We had an office.

Whatever. We're on it.

- Okay, thank you.

- Thank you.

♪

DARBY: Any idea where

Billy went to school?

High school, no.

His father was in international finance

so they moved around a lot.

But he did his undergraduate

and grad at Cambridge.

- I know that.

- Oh.

And what does his company do, exactly?

Import/export, I think. Why?

No reason.

I can just tell things are

getting sort of serious.

Serious? Never.

Exclusive? Maybe.

And sometimes, when we're

in the heat of the moment,

we can let passion cloud our judgement.

Oh, like when you

thought you could pull off

that Miley Cyrus undercut?

Wow, high school me is taking

a serious beating today.

I'm just I'm a little worried

that you don't really

know him that well.

Knowing someone is about

knowing their character,

not their résumé.

Besides, we can't all date hot

winemakers we met in high school.

To think

I had him at my Miley Cyrus undercut!

Mm-hm?

[QUIET CHATTER]

I think those are the cool kids.

- Hm.

- And yes, I would know.

Excuse me? Hi.

- Um, are you Atticus?

- Yeah.

Can we ask you a few questions?

About ?

Um, well, uh, my sister and I

are researching music

schools for my niece,

and Grace Davis told me

that you were a star pupil.

Really?

How do you like school?

It's fine.

One-word answer kind of guy, huh?

Yup.

Oh, we heard about your senior prank.

It's the one time of

year we get to have fun.

Huh, so I assume you have a

prank planned for this year?

Oh, yeah.

My last year's prank on

Maestro Oscar was epic.

- It was insane, right?

- OLIVIA: It was pathetic.

Give it a rest, Olivia.

We are an elite school,

we should act like it.

Burnout.

She's a snob.

Doesn't think I take music seriously.

Hmm.

Well, back to that prank.

How big are we talking?

I want to get Maestro

Oscar again, right?

But it's so hard to

sneak around his back.

- He's always at school.

- Always?

But he wasn't there last night, was he?

Sure he was. Around 8.

I asked him about

getting my bow re-strung

just before the concert.

Oh, for the big competition?

Man, I really want to play the Gagliano.

Hmm

Um, anyway, we should get to rehearsal.

♪

Atticus really didn't seem to

know the Gagliano's missing.

- No.

- Who's next on the list?

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

♪

Ray and Jasmine.

Two of the school's best students.

And they were on the

premises last night?

Yes.

JASMINE: Nice, guys!

[APPLAUSE]

- That was awesome!

- VICTORIA: Yes!

Can we talk to you, Ray and Jasmine?

- Yeah!

- About what?

Uh, well, my sister here has a daughter

that's a very talented pianist,

and so we're touring music schools

and wanted to talk to the

best and brightest pupils.

Oh, well, what do you want to know?

How often are you able to practice?

Is it just during the school day?

Oh no, it's all hours.

We usually skip dinner and

stay to play in the evenings.

- Yeah.

- VICTORIA: Ah!

Well, we heard about

the competition to play

- the antique violin.

- Yeah!

Yeah, and Jasmine's actually

the best violinist here.

Well, Ray is gonna be

the next John Coltrane.

You said you're often

here in the evenings.

Last night, did you

see anything unusual?

- No.

- No.

MAESTRO OSCAR: All right,

folks. Let's wrap it up.

If you're not in my class,

please get to where you need to be.

Thank you so much for talking to us.

JASMINE: No problem.

You must be Oscar.

Or do we call you Maestro?

But I guess then you'd

be Mister Maestro,

and I don't know how that works.

Quit while you're behind, sweety, okay?

- Okay.

- Oscar is fine.

You're investigating the Gagliano?

You know about it?

The sign in the display said

it was "out for cleaning,"

but I happen to know

there's no 18th century

violin cleaning service in Alder Bluffs.

I got the truth out of Eliza.

Well, we've been asked to be discreet,

but I'm just curious

which of the kids is on track

for winning the competition

to play the Gagliano?

Well, all of the students

are extremely talented

and very hard-working.

The top contenders right

now are Jasmine and Olivia.

But not Atticus?

- Atticus?

- Mm-hm.

Uh, well, he's very gifted

I'm not sure how serious he is.

Or do you not want

to reward a prankster?

I didn't enjoy being the butt

of the joke last year, no.

Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised

if Atticus was behind this.

Well, we're talking to

everyone who was on the premises

at the time the violin went missing,

but you don't seem to

be on this list at all.

Well, I left about 6.

You did?

- That's weird.

- Huh.

Atticus said he spoke to you about

having his bow re-strung, around 8.

Right!

Uh, I did come back.

Uh, I had forgotten my briefcase.

But it was only for a moment.

Uh, if you'll excuse me,

I really should attend to my students.

Sure.

VICTORIA: Interesting.

It seems we caught the Maestro in a lie.

But would he really

risk his entire career

just to steal the violin?

He'd have to be pretty hard up for cash.

ALASTAIR: Yeah, he's hard up, all right!

I found his work history, his mortgage,

his custody agreement, his massive debt.

- Cold-pressed guava juice?

- Oh!

My favourite! Thank you so much!

Oh, did you want one?

No, I'm good, thanks.

I've hit my guava limit for the day.

Okay.

So tell us about his massive debt.

Right. Oscar needed money badly,

especially if he was going

to keep paying child support.

Hmm!

I assume you can't just sell

a rare violin at the local pawn shop.

In your travels as an "IT consultant"

where would someone go

to sell a high-end violin?

Billy thought the Dark Web.

- Mm-hm.

- Oh, uh who's Billy?

Oh, he's the new man I'm seeing.

Whoa, hey!

Oh, did you guys see that? There's a

a bee. Um

It's gone.

[LAUGHS] Just

I'm bee-phobic.

Huh!

The violin?

Yeah, if

well, if the violin's on the Dark Web,

I'll just poke around

and see what I can find.

Okay!

- Thank you.

- Yeah!

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Maestro Oscar needed cash.

Plus, he lied and said he wasn't

on the premises last night,

but he was.

- That is so strange.

- I know!

[SOUND OF PIANO KEYS BEING HIT]

- Get behind me!

- What on Earth was that?

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

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GRACE: There's not supposed

to be anyone in there!

[DISSONANT CHORD ON PIANO]

- [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

- Whoa!

- [GASPS]

- [BOOMING PIANO NOTES]

Well, I thought we heard a bang.

GRACE: I can't believe this.

How long has this been going on?

[CLEARS THROAT] A few months.

Since my divorce was finalized.

So, staff are not allowed

to be in relationships

with each other?

There's no official rule against it.

But why are you two fooling

around on school property?

We have nowhere else to go!

My brother lives with me and

And I live with my mom.

She moved in to help with the kids!

Well, it's completely inappropriate.

And it stops now!

We happen to know that

you're in quite a bit of debt.

We saw your alimony agreement.

You went into my personal files?

How is that even legal?

I mean, fair point.

Well, there's no need for defensiveness,

we're just covering all our bases.

You're on the hook for over a

quarter of a million dollars.

And selling a Gagliano would

cover a lot of that for you.

I would never do that, okay?

I care too much about these students!

We just need the truth, Oscar.

Okay, fine, fine.

Yes, I'm I'm in debt.

It's why I took a second job,

teaching Mommy & Me music

classes on the weekends.

Okay, we didn't ask, but that's fine.

ELIZA: Hang on!

He couldn't have taken the

Gagliano because we were

together at the time of the theft.

VICTORIA: So you two

are each other's alibis?

- I mean, yeah.

- I didn't do anything!

Well

He may be telling the truth.

I found this.

Where did you get those?

In your jacket pocket over

there when you were distracted.

Imagine what would happen if

you were really distracted

Someone could have taken

them and returned them

before you even knew they were gone.

ELIZA: Oh my God.

Grace, I'm I'm so sorry!

♪

Thank you.

♪

DARBY: Hey, I got your message.

- Did Victoria see you leave?

- She didn't suspect a thing.

Did you look into Billy's business?

Mm-hm.

It all seems legit, including

his office in Morocco.

Really?

Well, emphasis on the word "seems."

Billy's online history is very weird.

Weird how?

Well, his records birth,

employment, education

it's all way too tidy.

Still not following.

People's records, if you

cast a wide enough net,

are a mess.

For instance, when I ran your history

You ran my history?

Yeah, of course. Look.

Okay, so the Toronto

Public Library, right?

They think that your name is

spelled "Darrby" with two Rs.

And then there's the,

you know, dumb, shameful,

embarrassing things.

Like here, you were the

President of the Alder Bluffs

Twilight Fan Club and only member!

- [CHUCKLES]

- Hey!

I almost got the school

librarian to join.

Yeah. Look

People's lives are complex, right?

They're full of

mistakes, full of secrets.

But Billy's history isn't like that.

It just, you know, it's all

put together, like a story.

Maybe he's just boring.

No. No, look.

His name is never misspelled.

DOB's always correct.

There's no gaps in his work history.

He worked as a teller at

Barclays Bank while at Cambridge,

then immediately got a job in finance,

and then upper management.

There's nothing embarrassing.

This all scans perfectly.

So what are you saying?

I'm saying his history is crafted.

It's not real.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

♪

BILLY: Hey, good morning!

Oh, I see you invested

in a pair of sweatpants.

But even with an office in Monaco

you can't afford your own robe?

Morocco.

And I could always

leave more clothes here,

if that's what you'd like.

I forget, Billy, where did

you say you went to university?

I don't think I mentioned it.

- Cambridge.

- Right, right.

And you worked to put yourself

through school, at Windsor Bank?

Barclays, actually.

Trying to see if I'm on the level?

No, I'm just naturally inquisitive.

Well, I get it.

You're trying to protect your mom.

And although that's laudable,

it's also quite insulting.

To her.

Victoria is not attractive

enough to warrant attention?

There's gotta be some

kind of ulterior motive?

Um, that

VICTORIA: Honey, Grace just called.

She's got a new lead.

- Hi!

- Hello!

VICTORIA: Let's go!

♪

- [QUIETLY] Wait, Mom?

- [QUIETLY] What?

What are we doing, just leaving

Billy alone in the house now?

I promise you, he has no interest

in your My Little Pony collection.

VICTORIA: Grace?

GRACE: I received a note from

the school suggestion box.

In the other recommendations

that I go "shaft" myself

- I got this.

- Hmm.

"Charlie Morgan stole the Gagliano."

Charlie is the school's caretaker.

Huh!

Charlie's not in yet.

Feel free to look around.

Okay.

♪

DARBY: Huh, rubber gloves.

Well, those gloves could

be used for cleaning.

Or for not leaving

finger-prints on anything.

- True.

- [GASPS]

Look. A lock-pick kit!

Maybe no one used

Eliza's keys after all.

Let's check his computer.

[KEYBOARD TAPPING]

VICTORIA: Look at that!

He was searching the Gagliano's value.

What?

I can't believe it.

I fought to hire Charlie, even

though he has a criminal record.

I truly believed he was reformed.

Grace?

What's going on?

The violin, Charlie.

We aren't calling the

police at this point,

but you have to give it back.

Pfft, you think I did it?

Grace, I love my job here.

I would never do that!

Well, what about the internet

search for the Gagliano?

Come on.

No! I didn't do any of that.

If you found that there [SIGHS]

I'm being framed.

Framed? Who would do that to you?

I'm not sure.

Is there anyone on my staff I can trust?

CHARLIE: No No, Grace, please!

I'm disappointed in you, Charlie.

If the violin is returned

to me before Saturday night,

I won't press charges.

But you're fired.

- No, Grace

- Get out of my school!

♪

DARBY: You know, something's bugging me.

I'm not convinced it was Charlie.

All the evidence points to him.

I know, but doesn't it

seem a little too perfect?

It's like we're being told a story.

All the pieces are just

lining up really easily.

Mm-hm.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Schwarzenegger?

Freud. I worry about your generation.

My point is there doesn't always

have to be a hidden agenda.

Billy told me about your conversation.

Oh, right.

Billy.

I just think we should

be looking for more leads.

The evidence against Charlie is flimsy.

Unless, of course, you have

lunch plans with Mr. Perfect.

Hmm, no, I have lunch plans with Sarita

and that's right now, but I

can cancel it if you want me to.

Oh, no. Go do your thing.

- Leave it with me.

- I will.

♪

Hey, what are you doing right now?

[MUSIC AND CHATTER IN THE BACKGROUND]

Are you ready for some good news?

Yes

I heard from the publisher

They love your new manuscript!

They read it already?

That is astonishing!

Yes, and they want to fast-track

it through the pipeline

so it'll be released this year.

You'll be back on top

before you know it.

Oh!

Thank God, Sarita.

You got your mojo back and then some!

Any idea what turned things around?

I think it's having Darby back home.

I feel more grounded.

And us being the Spencer Sisters,

I feel inspired by all

these new mysteries.

Oh!

To the Spencer Sisters.

The Spencer Sisters.

Sarita, enough about me.

How is it going with the kite-surfer?

Oh, he's very good.

Once he's up, he stays up.

- [CHUCKLES]

- I'll drink to that!

- Yeah!

- [LAUGHTER]

♪

ZANE: You want me to run a

background check on Billy?

DARBY: I'm looking into him as well,

but whatever's in his police

records would really help.

Why, do you suspect him of something?

It's a gut feeling.

Sometimes your gut tells you to watch

eight straight hours

of "90-Day Fiancé."

It's a good show!

What's your point?

Just maybe, in this case, you

could be looking for reasons

not to let Billy in?

I'm worried about my mom.

Billy could be a hustler.

He could be a con artist who

preys on wealthy older women.

I don't know.

What am I supposed to do,

sit around and do nothing?

You could try trusting her judgement

and letting her be happy.

I also need one more favour.

I just need you to look into

this guy named Charlie Morgan.

Seriously, Darby?

The Spencer Sisters aren't a trio.

- This is for

- A case, I know.

I've heard this before.

I just can't be at your

beck and call every time.

But Zane, this could help

a wrongfully accused man

get his job back.

I just need to track down

some of his former associates.

Fine. This is the last time.

Okay. Last one.

♪

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Excuse me, are you Elvis?

Can I ask you a few questions

about Charlie Morgan?

I ain't saying squat.

You've got "cop" written all over you.

It's my walk, isn't it?

I'm working on it.

Anyway, I'm a private citizen now.

I'm a PI.

An ex-cop.

I know how you people think about us:

once a criminal, always

a criminal, right?

I'm trying to help Charlie.

I'm not convinced he did anything wrong.

Go ahead, then. Ask the questions.

Off the record, do you know

anything about a stolen violin?

If our crew was still

active, which we are not,

but if we were, we would be bank guys.

Not antiques dealers.

Okay, and if you were active,

would Charlie in

theory be back with you?

Not a chance.

He came to see if we knew

anything about the violin,

seeing as I used to be

a well-connected guy.

Well, then how come he

didn't defend himself

when his boss accused him

of stealing the violin?

Because who's she gonna believe,

an ex-criminal or some spoiled rich kid

with lawyers on speed dial?

Rich kid?

Talk to Charlie about

the paper he found.

I think we're done here.

♪

OLIVIA: Framing the janitor?

[SCOFFS] That's crazy.

Why would I care about the hired help?

Perhaps you held a grudge against him.

No idea what you're talking about.

DARBY: Maybe this'll jog your memory.

This is the tip that Principal Davis got

in her suggestion box,

pointing her to Charlie Morgan.

And this is a page of math

answers from a recent exam.

Both are written on

the same kind of paper.

What did you call it, Mom?

VICTORIA: Doublet Thoreau stationery,

20 lb stock, in "linen."

Very expensive.

Where did you get that?

Charlie gave it to us.

A few months ago, you

hid this sheet of answers

in a bathroom stall and went

to look at it during your exam.

But Charlie had already

found it and he caught you.

But he didn't turn you

in because, guess what?

The help believes in second chances.

But you couldn't stand that

he had something over you.

If Charlie would have told anyone,

it would go on my record

and I would never get into Juilliard!

So, what, you heard

about the missing violin

and then saw it as an

opportunity to frame Charlie?

I just wanted him gone.

Charlie might have had to go to jail!

And I might have had to go to Yale!

GRACE: I've heard enough.

First, you cheated. Now this?

Consider yourself expelled, Olivia.

- You can't do this!

- Just watch me.

And of course, I will

be re-hiring Charlie,

with my sincerest apologies.

One last question, Olivia.

Where were you between 8

and 9 Wednesday evening?

Visiting my grandparents.

My family will confirm it.

Right after they sue this

school into the ground!

DARBY: Charming girl!

Delightful.

And another dead end.

♪

Hey, got your voicemail.

What's up?

I know I was hard on you

about looking into Billy,

but I need you to hear me when I say

I can't be looking

stuff up for you anymore.

I hear you. I do.

Okay, I gotta be

thinking of my own career.

No, I know. I get it, totally.

But did you maybe find something?

[SIGHS]

Thank you.

I ran his name through the

system anyway, and in 2019,

Billy West was pulled over in Vancouver.

He was almost asleep at the wheel.

Inebriated?

They thought so, but he

passed two breathalyzers.

Apparently he'd driven

straight from San Francisco

and was barely awake.

When police asked his

name, he said, "James West."

But when they took his

license and registration,

it said "William."

- Weird.

- Yeah.

They issued him a fine

for careless driving,

but the officers noted the name thing.

What do you think it could mean?

Either Billy isn't

who he claims to be

Or it's a slip from a tired guy.

- I'm gonna need a drink.

- Yeah.

♪

BILLY: What are we gonna do?

VICTORIA: About what?

The fact that I'm

falling in love with you.

VICTORIA: [GIGGLES]

We'll take it one step at a time.

Thank God one of us has some sense!

VICTORIA: [GIGGLES]

I gotta go.

Oh, no! Don't go!

BILLY: Well, sweet dreams.

And I hope I'm in 'em!

VICTORIA: [GIGGLES]

♪

VICTORIA: For an ex-cop,

you have all the stealth

of a marching band!

Oh, hey!

Didn't see you there.

I know you're worried

about Billy and me.

You think that we're moving too fast.

But honestly, honey, do you

think I was born yesterday?

No, that's not what I was thinking.

Uh-huh. I know what you're thinking.

Like something out of one of my novels.

A woman of a certain age with a fortune,

a man comes out of nowhere,

sweeps her off her feet,

they have wonderful sex

in all kinds of places

I-I wasn't thinking that last part.

But that's not what this is.

Billy and I have a real connection.

See, I know you think that, Mom,

but a lot of women do,

and then they get hoodwinked.

I just don't want you to get hurt.

You don't want me to get

hurt? Okay, okay, fine, fine!

Look, if it makes you feel any better,

my lawyers have multiple

safeguards in place

to make sure that

that there's no

hoodwinking taking place!

Okay!

I didn't know that, and

I'm glad you told me.

It's good.

Honey, I know I have strong feelings

about your love life,

but all I really want

is for you to be happy

and to just live your life.

And I hope that you can

just trust me to live mine.

DARBY: Alastair? How'd you get in?

Your acquaintance, your, uh, boy

boyfriend, let me in. Willy?

- Billy.

- Yes, him.

Okay, so

I found the Gagliano on the Dark Web.

It's just been sold!

Okay, there you go.

Someone with the handle "Bach2TheFuture"

is bragging online that

they're gonna pay $180,000

to someone with the handle "Equinox32"

for an original Gagliano violin.

Now, they already put down a 5K deposit

and the rest is gonna be paid

upon receipt of the instrument.

That has got to be our violin.

Can you access the real names

of the buyer and the seller?

That's the point of the Dark Web.

Everyone has made up profiles;

nothing connects to the real names.

Hmm.

Well, could you look and see

if the buyer or the seller

have posted anything before?

Maybe that'll give us a clue

as to where they're from.

- Yeah.

- [KEYBOARD TAPPING]

Ah, well, the seller is brand new,

but the buyer pops up

a couple different times

and mentions Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Do you think that's

where the buyer's from?

It's far away from Alder Bluffs.

What about the payment?

How does it work if

everyone's anonymous?

Well, the buyer is

gonna send cryptocurrency

to the seller's wallet.

- All anonymous.

- Ugh!

Why does the Dark Web

have to be so dark?

Okay, how do you get your

money out of a digital wallet?

You transfer it to a

regular bank account,

or you would just take cash

out directly from a crypto ATM.

Oh, the café!

There was a crypto ATM there.

I remember noticing it and thinking,

"What does that do?"

See, she has such an

attention for detail.

♪

DANIEL: Oh, please!

Don't put this on me.

This is all your daughter's fault!

- I know she's with your son!

- How do you know that?

We haven't heard one way or another!

Everybody needs to keep calm.

VICTORIA: What is going on, Grace?

Jasmine's mother; Ray's father, Daniel.

Both kids called in sick today.

And I explained about the stolen violin.

Nancy says Jasmine was fine at breakfast

but now she's not answering her phone.

We think we know why.

This is security camera footage

from the café around the corner.

DARBY: We think they stole the Gagliano.

They took out a lot of money.

And we know they were on school grounds

the night of the theft.

- Oh, no

- It's not possible!

NANCY: They're blowing

up their whole lives?

Maybe that's the point.

♪

We're going to lose our

crazy strict schedules

- Mm-hm!

- Play music together

- Yeah!

- Yeah!

- No more nagging parents.

- Nope!

[INHALES] Oh, man!

Hey, uh, where are we gonna

stay when we get there?

We got money for a hotel.

And when we finish the deal,

we'll have enough to live on for years.

And we can rent a house of our own, huh?

Will people even rent

a place to us, though?

Why the doubt, all of a sudden?

I'm I'm not doubting.

It's just starting to feel real now.

That's all.

Trust me. It's gonna be so much fun.

Yeah.

- [LOUD METALLIC SNAP]

- Nice!

Thank you, Charlie.

No, thank you.

There's nothing in here!

Except for a portrait of this dude.

- John Coltrane.

- VICTORIA: Hmm!

Remind me not to invite

you to a trivia night

[LOUD METALLIC SNAP]

Ugh, there's nothing in

Jasmine's locker, either!

Where has your son taken my daughter?

Calm down, Nancy. It's okay.

Daniel, did you ever have the feeling

that Ray was unhappy at school?

He gets to train with the

best musicians possible.

I mean, every dollar I

earn goes to his education!

I would have died for this

chance when I was a kid.

But what about Ray?

Is it possible that he doesn't

want the life that you wanted?

He complains a lot about early mornings

and how he doesn't get to play

the music he wants to play.

Anything else?

He wanted to spend

more time with Jasmine,

but I wanted him to focus on practising.

I've always thought that if

you have something special

you have to pursue it.

You think I pushed him too hard.

Listen, sometimes as parents

we try to carve a path

for our children instead of

letting them find their own way.

DARBY: Wait a second.

There is something in here.

Look.

I didn't know you

knew how to read music.

I don't. I'm reading numbers.

VICTORIA: 1530, 1605, 1655, 1740

Important dates in musical history?

VICTORIA: No

Those aren't dates, those are times!

This is a schedule.

VICTORIA: Yeah, but there's

no airport in Alder Bluffs.

No, but we do have a bus station.

You want to ride with me?

[L SPEAKERS]

Our new life begins now.

Now what?

I just

I think we're making a mistake.

[QUIETLY] This is the plan.

We're so close!

Well, let's just explain

to everyone what happened.

- Please?

- It's too late!

No, but if we just go

back, we could fix it.

No, I'm never going back to

that school, to that life.

I want you to come.

But I'm leaving, with or without you.

♪

[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMEN

OVER BUS TERMINAL SPEAKERS]

♪

VICTORIA: I wonder what bus they're on.

I don't know. Let's look.

Okay, Toronto, New York, Philadelphia.

I don't see Atlantic City!

I'll check the ticket booth.

[SAXOPHONE PLAYING IN DISTANCE]

Huh

I know this is a super weird question,

but do you happen to know

where John Coltrane was from?

Yeah, he's from some little

town in North Carolina.

Oh. Damn it.

But he did most of his

playing in Philadelphia.

- Okay!

- Yeah!

Thank you!

[PLAYING SAXOPHONE]

I think they went to Philadelphia.

VICTORIA: It leaves in two minutes.

Let's go!

[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMEN

OVER BUS TERMINAL SPEAKERS]

♪

♪

Hold the bus!

Jasmine?

Go! See if he's on there.

- Hey

- Hi.

Aw

♪

Ray?

The lady with the niece?

We were actually investigating

the stolen Gagliano.

Aw, crap.

The buyer, were they in Atlantic City?

Uh yeah.

Well, he agreed to meet us in

meet me in Philadelphia

to complete the sale.

Yeah, well, that's not gonna happen,

and you're gonna have to,

as they say, face the music.

Yeah, no. No way!

No, that's not happening!

Ray, do you really want

to leave your whole life

and everything that you've accomplished?

That is not a life, okay?

Those aren't my accomplishments!

But nobody really cares about that, huh?

I mean, you've seen what

that school is like, right?

They

they don't let me play any of my music!

I saw you and your friends

play that jazz piece.

It was wonderful!

Well, yeah, because

we worked hard on it.

Outside of class.

Tell me this

Do you think that you would

be able to play that well

without the school's help?

And all that practice,

it really paid off.

You are an accomplished musician.

Yeah, tell that to my dad.

He says I don't practice enough.

Well, your dad

your dad pushes you too hard.

But I think deep down you

both have the same dreams,

just different ways

of making it come true.

You should try talking to

him instead of running away

from your problems.

Ray, look, you're lucky.

We have not gone to the police.

You can make this all right.

Just give me the violin.

♪

Jasmine!

Are you okay?

- DANIEL: Where's Ray?

- He's on that bus.

Wait!

A little compassion would go a long way.

♪

Thank you.

I can't go home, okay?

My dad will never forgive me.

DANIEL: That's not true.

Ray, I wanted for you

what I didn't have,

but not if it makes you unhappy.

♪

♪

Let's go home.

Thank you.

Hey, maybe I should sell

this thing and run away.

You don't know how to use TikTok,

let alone the Dark Web!

Besides, you'd miss me too much.

[VIOLIN PLAYING A BACH SOLO]

♪

♪

♪

So the rebel prankster

won the competition?

There's no denying he has

heart and talent to spare.

Thank you for returning the violin

on behalf of myself and the school.

The Spencer Sisters are

always happy to help.

I'm so glad you stopped Jasmine and Ray

from making a huge mistake.

We've made some changes.

Mental health check-in

days with the kids

to help with the

pressure they're under

and we're implementing a jazz program.

Will Ray and Jasmine be able to join?

After their six months

of community service

If there's anything I've

learned out of this entire thing,

it's that most people

deserve a second chance.

And what happened to

the buyer of the violin?

When Ray tried to undo

the deal, they disappeared.

But there is the matter of the $5,000

that Ray and Jasmine received.

They donated the money.

New security system for the school.

It'll be monitored

24/7 by a security team

led by one of the most

dedicated employees here.

Oh!

That's great.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

The evening's going off without a hitch.

Plus, the senior prank

wasn't on me for once!

- Ladies.

- Yeah.

Oh! [GIGGLES]

[JAZZY SPY MUSIC]

[APPLAUSE]

That's good.

[CROWD LAUGHING]

ALASTAIR: Hey, it's good you're here.

- Hey, you found something?

- Yes.

Okay, so I searched various countries'

facial recognition databases,

okay, for Billy's image.

And I got a strong lead!

That is Billy, outside

of a club in Dubrovnik.

- It is?

- Yeah.

And that there is Nigel

Westlake from Scotland Yard.

Now, this photo was taken

when Billy was supposedly

working in Copenhagen.

[SIGHS] Okay

Okay, there you have

it Billy's a liar!

Well

Sorry, that could be anyone.

I mean, it could be Billy, sure,

but it just as easily could not.

It's him!

Alastair, if you wore

sunglasses and a hat

and you stood in profile,

that guy could be you!

No, it's it's definitely him!

Billy has secrets,

okay? Very suspicious.

Maybe he's a bad guy,

or at least he's not

who he says he is, and

Victoria deserves better.

You're pretty invested

in this, aren't you?

What? No, it's

No. No no!

You care about my mom a lot. Don't you?

I Yes no I, um

That's irrelevant, okay?

I'll tell you what's important.

What's important is that Billy

is talking to Scotland Yard, okay?

Now, maybe Billy is a criminal

who's gone into witness protection,

or maybe he's an undercover

MI6 agent gone rogue!

- Oh my God.

- Hmm?

Is this what I've been sounding like?

Okay, listen, Alastair,

I know I started this,

but I'm done digging into Billy.

I have to trust my mom and

[SIGHS] just let her be happy.

And if you really care about her,

you'll do the same.

♪

♪

[QUIETLY] I do care about her!

That's what I'm saying!

BILLY: It is a good one, right?

VICTORIA: [CHUCKLES] Yeah.

And keep in mind, anything changes

- Hey.

- Oh, hey.

Why don't you join us for some Malbec?

Oh, Darby's more of a beer kind of gal.

There's a six-pack in the fridge, honey.

You know what?

I'd love to try what you're having.

I'll get another glass.

♪

♪

♪

What?

Thank you.

The wine's symbolic.

I'm taking a few sips and

then I'm getting a beer.

It still counts

♪

♪

♪

♪

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